Kazakhstan has extended the ban on the export of gasoline, diesel fuel, and certain other types of oil products by road transport until August 14, 2024. The joint order by the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and National Security Committee of Kazakhstan was issued on March 11 this year.
The ban includes the export of gasoline, diesel fuel, and specific oil products by road transport from the territory of Kazakhstan to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union for a period of six months. Exceptions are made for fuel in fuel tanks provided by the vehicle manufacturer and aviation fuel for research purposes. The ban aims to prevent the export of oil products from the country to maintain fuel balance and has been renewed every six months for the past two years.
The initial ban was set on July 12, 2022. It was extended for another six months at the beginning of the previous year and then until February 12 of the upcoming year in the middle of the year.
According to statistics, Tajikistan imported just over 1 million tons of oil products in 2023, with 890,000 tons, or nearly 90%, coming from Russia. Since 2013, Russian oil products have been imported into Tajikistan on preferential terms without paying export customs duties.
Kazakhstan accounted for only about 5% of oil product imports to Tajikistan in 2023, with the remaining portion coming from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and other countries. Kazakhstan is the main supplier of liquefied gas to Tajikistan, with deliveries from Kazakhstan making up over 76% of the total volume.
In the past year, Tajikistan imported 411,000 tons of liquefied gas, with supplies from Russia accounting for about 20% and Uzbekistan for about 4%.
